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A review by kylieduncan
Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
- Trigger warning of a lot of dark content such as rape, torture, suicidal thoughts, injury description
Jennifer Hartmann is such a beautiful writer. This book kept me hooked from page one. It was a bit hard to read through the earlier part of the book describing Cora and Drew’s experiences, but watching them to be able to flourish and recover after their shared trauma was really beautiful. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for them to get out of their situation. I’m so glad that Drew did the hard thing and left Cora to allow her to be the best version of herself. it felt a bit problematic that Dean falls in love with his financé’s sister, but I think it could happen to anyone given the situation they faced together and previous history of feelings.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail